Today Friends of the Earth Europe together with Corporate Europe Observatory filed a complaint at the European Ombudsman about the appointment of Edmund Stoiber as special adviser to the European Commission.
Edmund Stoiber was appointed in December 2014 by Commission President Juncker to advise him on “better regulation”. However, as an Access to Documents request revealed, the appointment was announced before Stoiber had undergone the necessary checks for conflicts of interest.
According to Friends of the Earth Europe and CEO the Commission’s decision to appoint Stoiber before undertaking a conflicts of interest screening actions constitutes maladministration. Following the complaint, the European Ombudsman will investigate the appointing procedure.
Supporting documents
- Annex 1: letter to SG on appointment of Stoiber as special advisor
- Annex 2: letter to SG on appointment as special advisor reply
- Annex 3: Stoiber declaration of activities pt.1
- Annex 4: Stoiber declaration of activities pt. 2
- Annex 5: Stoiber declaration of honour
- Annex 6: letter to SG on appointment of Stoiber as special advisor – response to questions
- Annex 7: appointment of Stoiber as special advisor – confirmatory application
- Annex 8: appointment of Stoiber as special advisor – confirmatory application (reply from European Commission)
- Annex 9a: Commission rules on special advisors to the Commission
- Annex 9b: Commission rules on special advisors to the commission (amended 2014)
- Annex 10: Commission statement of assurance
- Friends of the Earth Europe and Corporate Europe Observatory complaint about maladministration
- European Ombudsman inspection report (21 October 2015)
- European Ombudsman response (September 2015)
- European Ombudsman response (December 2015)
